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This workshop, facilitated by Software Carpentry, aims to teach scientists and researchers the basic computing concepts and skills that will help them analyze large scale data sets, and let them get more done in less time with less effort. This two-day curriculum shows participants how to automate repetitive tasks with the Unix shell, how to grow a program from a few lines to a few hundred using Python or R, and how to track and share their work using Git.

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From institutional barriers to persistent biases, women in academia face a number of obstacles when pursuing careers in STEM. A comprehensive look at Elsevier’s 2017 Gender in the Global Research Landscape report sheds light on those unique challenges.

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This special issue presents two technical reports that present the most recent assessment of the prevalence and disease burden of thiamine and vitamin D deficiency in low‐ and middle‐income countries, as well as providing roadmaps for implementing effective intervention strategies.

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For 200 years—since 1817—the Academy has brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. Among the oldest scientific organizations in the United States, it has become not only an enduring cultural institution in New York, but also one of the most significant organizations in the global scientific community.

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Worldwide, population growth is increasing the demand for food at the same time that climate change is altering agricultural patterns and suppressing some crop yields. Large-scale commercial agriculture uses chemicals intensively and has ruinous environmental impacts. Long-distance food transport boosts our carbon footprint. And food safety problems related to commercial agriculture are a growing concern.

As more people move from rural to urban areas, cities have an ever-greater stake in securing adequate food supplies and in mitigating climate change. Together, all these factors point to a provocative question: Should food be grown on a commercial scale, using sustainable practices, in cities?

On May 27, 2009, three speakers explained the advantages of shifting agricultural practices toward more sustainable, city-based models, and described projects that could serve as models for more widespread strategies. Among projects discussed: a bioregion approach to mitigating climate change that would link NYC consumers and Hudson Valley farmers; sustainable vertical farming, in and on high-rise building; and “building integrated agriculture” that delivers substantial environmental, social, and commercial benefits.

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New York Sun WorksFounded by Ted Caplow in 2004, this nonprofit promotes sustainability by building and testing integrated, ecologically responsible systems for the production of energy, clean water, and food, with a focus on the built environment. The Science Barge is a spin-off.

Urban Climate Change Research NetworkThis consortium analyzes climate change mitigation and adaptation and energy issues from an urban perspective. It is designed to advance research and promote knowledge-sharing among researchers, urban decision makers, and stakeholders.

U.S. Global Change Research ProgramThis federal interagency program integrates research on climate and global change. 0n June 16, 2009 it published a comprehensive, plain-English assessment of current and potential impacts of climate change on in different U.S. regions and on aspects of society and the economy such as energy, water, agriculture, and health.

Vertical Farm ProjectDickson Despommier created this web site to share information about vertical farming. It includes links to media stories on the subject.

Vertical GardensAn exhibition staged at New York City art gallery Exit Art in March-June 2009. Dickson Despommier was a speaker at one of the public events.

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Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, PhD

Cynthia Rosenzweig is a senior research scientist at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, where she leads the Climate Impacts Group; it investigates the interactions of climate variability and change on systems and sectors important to human well being. She co-led the Metropolitan East Coast Regional Assessment of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change, sponsored by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, and was lead scientist on the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Climate Change Task Force. She now co-chairs the New York City Panel on Climate Change.

For the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rosenzweig was a coordinating lead author on the Assessment of Observed Changes and Responses in Natural and Managed Systems in the Fourth Assessment Report.

Recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Rosenzweig earned a PhD in plant, soil, and environmental sciences from the University of Massachusetts and an MS in soils and crops from Rutgers University. She has published extensively, authoring or coauthoring over 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles and authoring or editing eight books.

Dickson Donald Despommier, PhD

At Columbia University, Dickson Despommier is a professor of environmental health sciences in the Mailman School of Public Health and professor of microbiology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Trained as a microbiologist, Despommier has always been interested in the environment. His current focus is promoting the concept of vertical farming, so planners and developers around the world will incorporate it into their visions for the future city.

As an infectious disease ecologist with a strong interest in West Nile Virus epidemics in the United States, Despommier studies weather patterns to construct ecologically based models that describe the conditions under which an epidemic might be triggered. He tracks other infectious diseases to determine ecological conditions that favor their transmission.

Despommier is a member of the NYC Department of Health's Food Safety Committee. He earned a MS in medical parasitology from Columbia University and a PhD in biology from the University of Notre Dame. He pursued research into cell biology at Rockefeller University. He has received several teaching awards.

Ted Caplow, PhD

Ted Caplow is senior partner for technical design at BrightFarm Systems, a consultancy that designs hydroponic rooftop farms for commercial, public, and nonprofit clients in the United States and abroad. By training a mechanical and environmental engineer, Caplow has expertise in integrated system design, renewable energy, water contaminant dynamics, and technology assessment. After founding New York Sun Works in 2004, he developed the master plan for the Science Barge, a floating, sustainable urban farm. Its success led to the founding of BrightFarm Systems and Gotham Green.

Formerly a clean energy consultant for Capital-E, LLC, Caplow worked on energy efficiency and carbon-offset credits. Clients included the California Energy Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy. He has lectured on energy-efficient building design at Columbia University. He was a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, Columbia University Presidential Fellow, and Princeton University Guggenheim Fellow. He has published numerous scholarly articles. His sustainability work has been featured in many publications.

Caplow earned a MS from Princeton University in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a PhD from Columbia University in environmental engineering.

Christine Van Lenten

Christine Van Lenten has written about public policy issues and technical and scientific subjects for federal and state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private sector firms.